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Nov 13, 2022 · When Belgium was founded in 1830 French was the de facto dominant and prestigious language while Dutch indexed inferiority. This article argues how the marginalization of Flemings, i.e. Belgian speakers of Dutch, can be understood as a form of racialization and how Flemish emancipation was also contingent on the Belgian colonial project and ...
- Introduction
- Location and Homeland
- Language
- Folklore
- Religion
- Major Holidays
- Rites of Passage
- Interpersonal Relations
- Living Conditions
- Family Life
The Flemings (or Flemish) are Belgium's ethnic majority. They inhabit the northern part of Belgium, which is called Flanders, and speak the Flemish language, which is closely related to Dutch. Present-day Belgium was originally inhabited by Celtic tribes and overrun by the Romans under Julius Caesar in 57 bc. Although Roman rule continued for 500 y...
The Flemings live in the northern part of Belgium, above an east-west line dividing the country's Flemish- and French-speaking regions. The Flemish-speaking provinces are East and West Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, and part of Brabant. One of Belgium's two main rivers, the Scheldt, flows through Antwerp and into the North Sea. The land is mostly low,...
Flemish ( Vlaams) is a variant of Dutch that has been spoken for about 1,000 years north of a linguistic dividing line that runs from Aachen in the east to a point north of Lille in the west, skirting the Brussels area. Recognized in Belgium as an official state language, it is distinct from the Dutch spoken in the neighboring Netherlands. Even wit...
The name of Antwerp-the major city in the Flemish part of Belgium-is derived from the name of a Roman hero who is said to have slain a malevolent giant and cut off his hand (the city's symbol is a red hand). Some of the Flemings' colorful pageants and festivals are based on local folklore, such as the Cat Festival of Ypres. This celebration is base...
The vast majority of Flemish are Catholics. While virtually all are baptized and receive a Catholic education, many do not actively practice their religion, and some are even nonbelievers who remain nominally Catholic in order to avoid being cut off from the many social services administered through the Church. Flanders also has a Protestant minori...
The Flemish observe Belgium's 10 public holidays: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Independence Day (July 21), All Saints' Day (November 1), and Christmas. However, they also celebrate other dates on the Christian calendar (especially those that mark events in the life of Christ), as well as many folk holidays with origins in histo...
Rites of passageinclude major Catholic ceremonies such as baptisms, first Communions, marriages and funerals. Although most Flemish do not really practice Catholicism, the important events in a person's life tend to be occasions of major family reunions and stress their religious heritage. Special gifts and wishes will be given for baptisms, first ...
Flemish manners are generally formal and polite, and conversations are marked by frequent exchanges of compliments and repeated handshaking.
Most Flemish homes, like those in neighboring Wallonia, are built of red brick. The conservatively furnished interiors are generally crowded with oversized armchairs and other large pieces of furniture, including wall units, or breakfronts, containing dishes, glasses, and other household items. It is also common to see religious artifacts and memen...
The Flemish generally have larger families than their Walloon neighbors to the south. Nuclear rather than extended families are the norm, and married couples often run small businesses together. Traditionally it was frowned upon for an adult to remain single past his or her mid-thirties, and single adults usually lived with their parents until they...
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Today, Flanders’ official language is Dutch. A decree to that effect was issued by the Flemish Cultural Council in 1973. In 1980, a Treaty institutionalizing the Dutch Language Union was concluded between Belgium and The Netherlands.
- Kas Deprez, Kas Deprez, Louis Vos
- 1998
Jan 28, 2023 · Colin Clapson. Sat 28 Jan 2023 08:54. Episode 3 of the Story of Flanders relates the tale of the origins of the County of Flanders, a historical area that today corresponds to the Flemish provinces of West and East Flanders, French Flanders (France) and Zeeland Flanders (The Netherlands).
Nov 3, 2021 · Prof. Marc Swerts, together with a colleague from Antwerp and his very creative students, devised a game method that shows that Flemish people are more likely to adapt to Dutch people than the...
- Tineke Bennema
"linguistic border" live the Flemings, while south of it dwell the Walloons. The natural or popular tongue of the Flemings is a variant of Dutch, a Ger-manic language used in the Netherlands and the Flemish region of Belgium. APATHY OF FLEMINGS During the Middle Ages the principal seat of the economic and cultural life of the Low Countries was ...
Abstract. The Flemish nation is a reality. Flanders has even become a state to some extent. Flanders no longer speaks French. French has been gradually ideologised from the language of prestige to the language of the enemy. Flanders has not chosen Flemish, but Dutch as its new language of prestige. There was no elite in Flanders speaking Flemish.
